Corsair iCUE H100i Elite Capellix 240mm Liquid CPU Cooling System

Bought this to cool a 5600x for my wife recent build. Reasons why I chose this cooler: ~ It was available locally and I needed the cooler yesterday at the time of the build. ~ It comes with a fan controller that simplified the build. ~ Its Corsair... to me at least they have been good over the years. So I know it has RGB and the case has no window panel... Like I said I bought this b/c it was available within a 20 minute drive and I needed then right away. The only criticism I can find for this cooler is the mounting mechanism for AMD processors. With only two points of pull I just don't see this being better than if it had all four points of pull force like the intel mounting system.

This is my second one I e bought for my second PC build. Love it and works great. Will buy again.

My last Corsair AIO has been running for more than eight years. I just did a new build and purchased the new H100i Elite. It was an easy install into the Corsair 280X case. Plugged all the fans into the included iCUE controller. My memory is corsair also. With the iCUE software I can control the RGB on my motherboard the ASUS ROG STRIX, my memory my four Corsair fans, the cpu cooler and my ATI GPU. I am very happy with my purchase. The iCUE controller that comes with the AIO has 6 fan ports and 6 power ports and connects to usb on the motherboard and power from the power supply.

This cpu cooler looks nice and cool but unfortunately it’s not enough to keep my cpu cooled (amd ryzen 9 5900x) while under pressure to my liking. While playing games, it usually averages around 67 celsius and when it needs to load something, it averages around 76 celsius. One time it went over 80 celsius. Idle or just casually browsing, it’s around 40. Overall, everything about this cpu cooler fells good and nice. I’m sure this cpu cooler is better for less demanding cpu’s or other peoples liking but for me, it’s a no go ):

I purchased this AIO for a new build that I was putting together. I wanted my build to be mainly Corsair, so that's why I went with this AIO. I have an I9 10900K and a EVGA 3080, this cooler keeps my temps in the low 30c idle and around 45-50c under load when playing games. The LED's in the pump head and fans are very bright and addressable which I like. Overall I'm happy with this AIO and definitely get this if you're thinking about keeping your temps low while your gaming or working on your pc.